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Stir-fried Rice

A stir-fried rice dish with bacon, celery, onions, eggs, rice, mushrooms, pimientos, soy sauce, cottage cheese, Parmesan, and cheddar.

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Why it works: Cottage cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 213 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Stir-fried Rice

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cook bacon in large skillet over low heat; pour off fat.

  2. Return 1 tablespoon of bacon fat to skillet.

  3. Add celery and onions; stir until tender crisp.

  4. Add eggs; scramble.

  5. Add rice, mushrooms, pimientos, and soy sauce. Toss lightly.

  6. Heat thoroughly.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

722Calories
46 gProtein
30 gFat
65 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Celery1 stalk (40g)6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cottage cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together213 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Mushroom + parmesan cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,199 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  3. Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Celery + ricetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,169 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Rice + mushroomtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,515 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Scrambled into the rice, they add richness and soft set texture to the stir-fry.
Cooked rice
Forms the base of the dish, absorbing flavor from the bacon fat and soy sauce.
Bacon
Its rendered fat cooks the vegetables and adds smoky, savory flavor.
Soy sauce
Adds salty, savory depth that seasons the rice and browns slightly in the pan.

The step that matters

Scramble the eggs. Eggs cooked over heat that is too high or left too long turn rubbery and dry. Keeping the heat moderate and stirring gently keeps them soft and evenly distributed through the rice.

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, egg, rice, mushroom, sauce, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Celerythe original
  3. Capersfits about as well
  4. Parsleyfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, egg, rice, mushroom, sauce, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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